Dr. Anthony Close

Founder

After completing studies at Purdue University in biology, chemistry and molecular genetics. Anthony went on to become a Doctor of Chiropractic focusing on modern concepts in pain science. After studying the likes of Lorimer Moseley and David Butler he began working with professional sports players and political figures.

In 2007, Anthony turned a 50K USD investment in spine technology into 7M USD in five years time. Moreover, he did this within an emerging market. Anthony built medical clinics within the markets of Indonesia since 2007 and has over 10,000 clinical hours, 12 years, and thousands of patient interactions.

Government turmoil caused Anthony to close down the clinics he was operating in Indonesia in 2015. He returned to academic study but this time in a long time passion, technology. He started an internship that led to him becoming head of partnerships and strategic acquisitions for Ygroup in Indonesia.

Later, he completed Harvard Business School’s course on disruptive innovation under Clayton Christensen in 2017. In 2018 he finished a course at MIT Sloan in Artificial Intelligence: Business Usage & Implications.

In 2014, Anthony broke his neck in a motorcycle accident. Fracturing C1 in two places and C7 in one. He rehabilitated himself in Indonesia. He returned to competitive lifting in 2017 and has personal records of 210Kg squat, 220Kg deadlift, and 150kg bench.